Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 9 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have received hospital treatment after being accidentally stuck by improperly disposed hypodermic needles in (a) Scotland and (b) the Glasgow region, in each year from 2020 to 2024.
Information is not available centrally on the number of people who have received hospital treatment after being accidentally stuck by improperly disposed hypodermic needles.
Injecting equipment provision (IEP) is a key harm reduction intervention. Public Health Scotland publish information on IEP in Scotland, including the number of outlets, attendances, and the types of injecting equipment distributed to people who used illicit drugs. The latest release, covering 2022-23, is available at https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/injecting-equipment-provision-in-scotland/injecting-equipment-provision-in-scotland-2022-to-2023/.